Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 10:18PM CDT until May 18 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:18pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Coffey County in east central Kansas...
Southern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1018 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles
northwest of Hamilton, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Burlington, Olpe, New Strawn, Hartford, Gridley, Neosho Rapids, and
John Redmond Reservoir.
This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 121.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas.
Area Description:
Coffey, KS; Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: